GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| nomenclature | name |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |